BIO | Fans of Family Guy know Smith & the Nakeds from "I'm Huge (And the Babes Go Wild)," their song that accompanied a slapstick Peter Griffin music video on the show's sixth season DVD (Steve's younger brother, Danny, is an executive producer on the show). Fans of the local music scene, though, know the Nakeds as the upbeat, horn-blazing mini-orchestra that has had Rhode Islanders shaking their asses since 1973 (when they were called Naked Truth). Go ahead, try listening to Smithfield native Smith sing "I'm Huge" without smiling.

FROM THEPHOENIX | Reviewing the 2000 album Never Say Never (Still Huge), Bob Gulla wrote, "Down in New Orleans, they had the Meters. In Memphis, they had Booker T and the MGs. In Mobile, they had the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section . . . in Providence, we've got the Nakeds."

MICHAUD FOR GOVERNOR | November 03, 2014 However you’ve been following the race for Governor this election season, you’ve been hearing it from all sides, so we’ll make this one brief. We urge you to vote for Michael Michaud.

ADVANCED BEAUTY LESSONS | November 03, 2014 Described as a “body-positive visibility project,” Portland’s Jack Tar 207 is all about representation. Models are encouraged to bring their own clothing and personal belongings to the shoot, which owner-designer LK Weiss says brings out “a level of confidence that many people don’t feel in front of a camera.”

LITERALLY LGBT | October 31, 2014 A community-compiled list of important GBLTQ works through the years.

BACK TO REALITY | September 18, 2014 If you’re a student in southern Maine and are at all interested in arts and humanities, and have a budget of exactly $10 to spend on any one event, there’s a lot in your favor.